Aug 16 Watch 5:43 How much oversight do foster homes for migrant children have? A new investigation by the Associated Press and FRONTLINE finds allegations of physical and sexual abuse for some migrant children who are moved into government-funded foster care after they are separated from their families. Jeffrey Brown talks to the AP’s… Continue watching
Aug 13 Watch 8:27 Report suggests Placido Domingo’s sexual impropriety was an ‘open secret’ in opera world Placido Domingo has long been among the best-known names in opera. One of the Three Tenors, he currently conducts and directs the Los Angeles Opera. But a new Associated Press report reveals extensive accusations of sexual misconduct throughout his career,… Continue watching
Feb 06 AP fact check: President Donald Trump’s State of the Union speech By Calvin Woodward, Christopher Rugaber, Colleen Long, Associated Press In his State of the Union address, President Donald Trump used information selectively in claiming a drop in drug prices not seen in half a century and promised the nation it would see bountiful benefits from a trade deal that… Continue reading
Sep 25 Watch 8:37 After scores of allegations, Bill Cosby is going to prison. What changed? Comedian and actor Bill Cosby, 81, was sentenced to three to 10 years in prison for drugging and sexually assaulting Andrea Constand in 2004, though some 60 women have accused him of similar crimes going back 50 years. William Brangham… Continue watching
Mar 15 Congress demands Pentagon investigate sexual assaults among children on military bases By Justin Pritchard, Reese Dunklin, Associated Press Senior members of Congress are calling for Pentagon investigations in response to an Associated Press report that details how the U.S. military fails to protect the children of service members when they sexually assault each other on base. Continue reading
Dec 20 Watch 7:38 Thousands more civilians were killed in Mosul battle than official tally, AP finds By PBS News Hour ISIS was driven out of Iraq's second largest city in July, but at a devastating cost, with great swaths of Mosul in ruins. A new report from the Associated Press puts the death toll between 9,000 and 11,000, a third… Continue watching
Nov 26 Watch 3:23 FBI failed to notify U.S. officials targeted by Russian hackers By PBS News Hour An Associated Press investigation reveals that despite knowing for at least a year, the FBI did not inform U.S. officials that Russian hackers tried to access their personal email accounts in 2015. The hacking operation, known as “Fancy Bear,” also… Continue watching
Oct 26 Watch 7:01 Pakistan’s polio health workers make inroads toward eradication By Fred de Sam Lazaro Polio remains prevalent across Pakistan, one of only three countries in the world where the crippling viral disease is endemic. A campaign to dispense vaccinations have helped relieve the crisis, but threats of violence and misinformation from the Taliban are… Continue watching
Sep 03 Watch 3:59 Surveying toxic waste sites flooded by Harvey By PBS News Hour The Associated Press this weekend found in the Houston area that seven Superfund sites -- areas designated by the Environmental Protection Agency as the country’s most contaminated -- had flooded. After the AP report, the EPA released an aerial survey… Continue watching
Aug 16 How the term ‘alt-left’ came to be By Elizabeth Flock The phrase "alt-left" originated on a conspiracy theory-pushing website. How did it make its way into President Trump's remarks on Charlottesville?… Continue reading